KiSS DP-600 Networkable DVD Player
Average customer rating: 3.5 out of 5 stars
  • Awesome
  • Disappointing array of Features
  • Device to ship this summer
  • Don't expect it to play WMV-HD-DVD's !
KiSS DP-600 Networkable DVD Player

Manufacturer: Kiss
ProductGroup: CE
Binding: Electronics

DVD Players DVD Players | Refurbished & Used | Special Features | Electronics Features | Electronics
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Product Features:
  • Progressive-scan DVD player compatible with DVD-RW, DVD+RW, MP3, WMA/Windows Media 9, and JPEG image files
  • Also processes DivX (3.11, 4, and 5), ISO MPEG-4, and XviD video and Ogg Vorbis open-source audio format
  • Networking ability lets you hook the player up with your PC or broadband Internet modem for streaming media playback
  • PAL/NTSC video outputs; Internet-upgradeable firmware
  • Measures 17 x 3 x 11.5 inches (W x H x D)

ASIN: B00062KRFA
KiSS DP-600 Networkable DVD Player

Amazon.com Product Description

Unify your media entertainment viewing and listening with the KiSS (Keep it Simple Solutions) DP-600 networkable DVD player. This full-featured player is great for movies, of course, but it also fields disc-based music and digital photos alongside streaming content from your PC. Hook it up via a wired Ethernet connection or take advantage of the player's WLAN wireless 802.11g capability and skip the cable hookup between your PC (wherever it is) and the DVD player.

The versatile DP-600 plays DivX video, MP3 files, WMA files, JPEG digital photos, and Windows Media Video 9 (WMV9) files--including video on demand. You can connect the DP-600 directly to the Internet via a broadband connection or through a network (LAN) with a PC whose media contents can be read using the supplied KiSS PC-Link software. Powered by the Sigma Designs EM8500 decoder chip, the player itself reads DVD-Video (PAL and NTSC) as well as DVD-RW and DVD+RW discs.

The DP-600's support for DivX, ISO MPEG-4, XviD, and WMV9 video-compression formats gives you the ability download full-screen, full-motion videos from the Internet that look and sound close in quality to what you get from your television or DVD player. Audio compatibility extends to the open-source Ogg Vorbis format for music compression (slightly higher quality than MP3 for a same-sized file).

When you plug the player in for the first time, a user-friendly interface prompts you to select language, video connection type, screen size, and audio connection, and IP address, an easy 5-step setup. To enjoy the player's networking abilities, you'll need to install and run the KiSS PC-Link software (PC only, Windows 98 or higher). With PC-Link, all you have to do is select the files and you want to view and they'll be routed to your DP-600 and on to your television for viewing in any connected location.

The player's networking ability means it can also deliver Internet radio. Just select this feature from the player's WebRadio menu and you'll have access to a few thousand streaming radio stations you can enjoy right in the comfort of your living room. Once you've registered, WebRadio will let you choose, customize, and add as many radio stations as you wish.

Whether or not your living room is currently home to an HDTV, the DP-600 is ready to deliver the full potential of your uncompressed, commercial DVDs. Progressive scanning, referred to as 480p for the number of horizontal lines that compose the video image, creates a picture using twice the scan lines of a conventional DVD picture, giving you higher resolution and sharper images while eliminating nearly all motion artifacts.

Outputs include component, composite-, and S-video connections, a coaxial digital-audio jack (for passing Dolby Digital and DTS surround signals to a compatible audio/video receiver), and even analog RCA outputs for decoded Dolby Digital surround (in case your AV receiver offers multichannel analog inputs but no digital processing).

KiSS will continue to update the player's firmware with improvements based on the latest research and development; the updates will be available from the support section of the kiss-technology.com Web site.

What's in the Box
DVD player, remote control, remote batteries, CD-ROM with KiSS PC-Link software, a user's manual, stereo analog audio interconnect/composite-video cable, a component-video cable, and an AC power cord.

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Awesome.......2007-02-14

Picture Playback Excellent
Sound Level Excellent
Range of Features Excellent
Durability Excellent
Value for Money Excellent

Advantages: Plays Anything, Wireless Streaming, Quick Set up, PC Link
Disadvantages: Can't think of any

Recommend to potential buyers: yes

The Kiss DP-600 is unreal. I have seen negative reviews on this product but I still went ahead and bought it because I thought even if these reviews were correct that the offering was too good to miss.

The negative reviews stated the following
1) The DVD drive gives out a constant whine that is so loud you can hear it over the TV
2) The PC link software is rubbish it doesn't work and they had to use windows media connect.
3) The box will crash on occasion and you have to power cycle it.
4) The wireless capability is limited you need to have your access point right next to the DP-600
5) It has no Hard drive

In answer to 1
I suspect that this person had a faulty drive,Tinitus or is using it as a pillow because I can't hear anything lout of the ordinary let alone over the tv.

In answer to 2
I had my Kiss DP-600 up and running and streaming content from my PC Over wireless using PC link in under 10 minuts. It was very easy I didn't even read the instructions. If you are having problems with PC Link download the latest version from the Kiss site and make sure that your firewall is not blocking it. If you are using Win XP SP2 remember that windows firewall is on by default.

In answer to 3
This box has played everything that I have thrown at it. Things that my old DP-500 couldn't play. If you put something in to the DP-600 that it can't handle and it crashes powere cycle it and either look for an update or don't play unsupported formats. remember also that the people who encode the media that you are downloading don't always know what they are doing. I had this problem with my old DP-500 but I would power cyle and not play that file. I'm sure that you will have the exact same issues on other similar products. For the price I can live with it.

In answer to 4
I live in an old Victorian house my TV is in one room and my Wireless router another, there is probably 15 meters between the Router and my DB-600 and a Brick wall. I have 95 % signal strength. need I say more.

In answer to 5
If you are streaming content why do you need a hard drive? it has wireless and an ethernet port. But if you are that fussed about it, there is also a USB port so you can connect an external Hard drive if you want to

I love this product, I loved the DP-500 and Old as it was it still out performed any of my firends dvd players. The DP-600 is light years ahead of the DP-500 which to my mind and from my personal experience makes it the best that you can buy for the money.

Ease of Use Very Easy
Ease of Installation Very Easy
Remote Control Excellent Quality
Instructions Very Helpful / Very Easy to Understand

Buy it you wont be dissappointed



2 out of 5 stars Disappointing array of Features.......2006-05-13

This thing has been vaporware for as long as I can remember and now if it comes out this summer, it won't have near the options it should have. It doesn't have SMB support (windows directory sharing), it can't show GIF images, it has no Linux support, no FLAC support, no AAC support, no playlist support (i.e. m3u, asc, etc), no confirmed multiregion support (albeit someone will probably figure it out). It has some redeeming features like tv listings and games (who would want to play games on their tv anyway?). For the kind of money you'll have to pay for this thing (selling for $435 in the UK right now), the feature list falls quite short. Do yourself a favor and look into the competition (Zensonic z500) which provides (shipping internationally from AU or from US in July 2006) all the above support and more minus the TV listings (not that you'd use that anyway because you're really using this to watch time shifted programs from your server computer anyway right?).

5 out of 5 stars Device to ship this summer.......2005-04-25

Don't listen to the negative review below: the item hasn't shipped yet. I saw a prototype at NAB last week, and I was very impressed with the picture quality. They were showing WMV-HD DVDs (German pressings), so it will play those at full res. Not only will it do 1080i, it will do 1080p, according to the brochure, and the salesperson: the first consumer device to support it. Check this out for yourself when it ships in the summer! ( I know I will...)

2 out of 5 stars Don't expect it to play WMV-HD-DVD's !.......2004-11-14

The device was announced with the feature to play not only 480p, but also WMV-HD DVD's with 720p or even 1080i. The product description does not say it can do that, so be warned: you might get a good DVD-Player, but don't expect it to feed the DVI-Connector of your Flatscreen-TV with WMV-HD in 1280x768 Pixel Resolution and progressive scan. It is max. 480p = 640x480 Pixel in progressive scan.

IBM 6147-701X 5/10GB Tape Drive
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    IBM 6147-701X 5/10GB Tape Drive

    Manufacturer: IBM
    ProductGroup: CE

    Tape Drives Tape Drives | Tape Backup Devices | Drives & Storage | Computer Add-Ons | Computers & Add-Ons | Categories | Electronics
    Product Features:
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    • IBM 6147-701X 5/10GB Tape Drive

    ASIN: B000MRH6TY
    IBM 6147-701X 5/10GB Tape Drive

    Product Description

    IBM 6147-701X 5/10GB Tape Drive

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    Manufacturer: Imation
    ProductGroup: CE
    Binding: Electronics

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    2GB Pivot Flash Drive USB 2.0

    Product Description

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    Customer Reviews:

    4 out of 5 stars Returned becuase it was the wrong thing.......2007-04-02

    I thought that I was ordering the Imation Pivot USB drive. When I got this I didnt even take it out of the package, just returned it.
    Portable USB 2.0 Pivot Flash Drive, 2GB
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      ProductGroup: Office Product
      Binding: Office Product

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      Product Description

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          Manufacturer: Wolverine
          ProductGroup: CE
          Binding: Electronics

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            Manufacturer: Toyo
            ProductGroup: Photography
            Binding: Electronics

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                GMP WF727-AEX 54 Mbps Wireless PCMCIA Card
                Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
                • Good Stuff
                • Very good service and cool card
                • I recived it in good time and it was a good card
                GMP WF727-AEX 54 Mbps Wireless PCMCIA Card

                Manufacturer: Global Marketing Partners
                ProductGroup: CE
                Binding: Electronics

                Office Electronics Office Electronics | Refurbished & Used | Special Features | Electronics Features | Electronics
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                Product Features:
                • Compliant with IEEE802.11g standard for Wireless LAN
                • Full mobility and seamless cell-to-cell roaming
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                • Compliant with PCMCIA PC Card Type II

                ASIN: B0001CJED6
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                Product Description

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                Customer Reviews:

                5 out of 5 stars Good Stuff.......2007-01-09

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                5 out of 5 stars Very good service and cool card.......2006-11-10

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